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Outdoor performance at Manassas NOVA to celebrate ‘the smooth, rhythmic sounds of jazz’

By Potomac Local News

From an email: 

The Creative and Performing Arts Center, Inc. (CAPAC), in partnership with the Prince William County Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. will bring an evening of musical delight to the Prince William County community and surrounding areas this summer. Celebrating the smooth, rhythmic sounds of jazz, three acts will perform on Saturday, July 28, 2018, at 1:00 p.m. at the beautiful Mary Louise Jackson Amphitheater on the Manassas campus of Northern Virginia Community College.

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Financial elder abuse costs families $36 billion annually

By Potomac Local News
Jack and Jacqueline St.Clair, Owners Home Instead Senior Care of Manassas.

Elder fraud or senior scams impact thousands of seniors and their families each year. Various studies show the cost of financial elder abuse and exploitation to range anywhere from $3 billion to $36 billion annually.

The numbers are hard to pinpoint because, sadly, many seniors don’t report the abuse. They’re embarrassed they’ve fallen for a scam or don’t want their family to think they can’t manage their personal affairs.

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Stafford’s newly approved capital improvement plan includes school renovations, a new courthouse, no road improvements

By Christopher Hirons

STAFFORD — The Stafford County Board of Supervisors voted on the 2019-2028 Capital Improvement Plan during the June 19 meeting. The CIP was passed with a vote of 5-2.

The CIP was revised by the Finance, Audit and Budget Committee Meeting just hours before the Board voted on the final CIP.

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Police to hit the water this weekend looking for drunken boaters

By Potomac Local News
Prince William County Police Department's patrol boat is commonly used to guard the Potomac and Occoquan rivers.

WOODBRIDGE — Prince William County police were on the Occoquan River on Thursday. 

Officers on the county’s police boat could be been on the water talking with other boaters that were anchored in Belmont Bay in Woodbridge. The patrols came the before the start of a larger enforcement effort — Operation Dry Water. 

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